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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 12, 2021 |
#R1##TD#
Hamadou feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Salazar pushes Hamadou off and scrambles back to his feet.
#TD#
Hamadou closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hamadou lands in his opponent's guard.
Hamadou throwing strikes but missing.
Salazar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Salazar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hamadou postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hamadou throwing strikes but missing.
Salazar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hamadou manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Salazar wants to control from the top but Hamadou keeps moving.
Salazar won't allow Hamadou to get back to his feet. #T1#
Salazar throws a big elbow that misses.
Salazar passes into half guard. #SUB2#
Salazar is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hamadou sees it coming and defends easily.
Salazar stops Hamadou from getting back to his feet.
Salazar is trying to control the action in half guard but Hamadou is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hamadou wants to get back to his feet.
Hamadou keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Salazar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hamadou's head. #SU2#
Salazar stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Hamadou to get to his feet. #T2#
Salazar closes the distance and clinches up with Hamadou, looking for a takedown. Salazar pushes Hamadou against the cage but Hamadou circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.#TD#
Hamadou changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Salazar looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Salazar looks winded!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hamadou tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Hamadou is working Salazar over with some ground and pound from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salazar parries the strikes from Hamadou easily there. Hamadou is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Salazar to escape.
Hamadou sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Salazar is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hamadou throwing strikes but Salazar manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hamadou tries to escape but Salazar is in control.
Salazar working the ground and pound but Hamadou is defending the strikes.
Hamadou wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!#T3##SUB2#
Salazar is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hamadou knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hamadou wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Salazar in side control, throwing shots but Hamadou defends.
Salazar prevents Hamadou from escaping the position.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hamadou trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Salazar working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hamadou knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Salazar on the ground.
Hamadou pushes Salazar away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Salazar gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Hamadou bucks up and tries to throw Salazar off but instead Salazar has got his back!
Salazar misses with an elbow to the head.
Hamadou wants to get back to his feet. #SUB2#
Salazar is persistently looking for the submission but Hamadou is defending it well.
Hamadou is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miller Salazar dominated that round.
That's time! Hamadou's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2##TD#
Hamadou shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hamadou showed some decent athleticism there.
Hamadou missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Salazar tries to kick Hamadou off but Hamadou keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Salazar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hamadou.
Salazar manages to get to full guard.
Hamadou working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Salazar's head.
Hamadou missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Salazar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hamadou is looking to work some ground and pound but Salazar has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamadou throws a strike but Salazar rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Hamadou wants to stand and escape but Salazar is having none of it.
Salazar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Salazar is breathing heavily.#T1#
Hamadou is looking to stand back up but Salazar counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Hamadou.
Salazar stops Hamadou from getting back to his feet.
#ES#
Hamadou kicks off Salazar and gets to his feet.
Joseph Hamadou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD#
Hamadou fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Salazar sprawls well initially but Hamadou persists and gets the takedown into half guard. #ROC#Salazar is rocked!
Hamadou lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Salazar quite badly. Salazar pulls Hamadou in close trying to recover. Hamadou postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Salazar on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Salazar doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joseph Hamadou! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 01, 2021 |
#R1#
Miocic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Salazar's hands.
Miocic getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#TD2#
Salazar shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Miocic's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Salazar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Miocic is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Salazar pushes down on Miocic's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Salazar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Miocic keeps working.
Salazar seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #SUB2#
Salazar seems to be working for a kimura but Miocic defends the submission attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miocic has hold of Salazar's hands but Salazar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Miocic is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Salazar scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salazar is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Salazar is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
#T1#
Salazar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Miocic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Salazar on the ground.
Salazar scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nice strikes from Salazar there.
Miocic is trying to stand back up but Salazar is controlling him
Salazar slips a nice elbow through Miocic's hands, connecting with Miocic's forehead.#SU2#
Salazar postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Miocic to stand up.
Miocic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Salazar closes the distance and clinches up with Miocic, looking for a takedown. Salazar pushes Miocic against the cage but Miocic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Miocic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Salazar tries to clinch but Miocic is having none of it.
Miocic scores with a kick to the body.
#CL2#
Salazar drives through and clinches with Miocic against the cage.
#BC2#
Salazar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Miocic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Miocic scores with a crisp jab that stopped Salazar in his tracks. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salazar doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Salazar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Miocic lands with a hook. Salazar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Miocic lands a head kick. Salazar smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Horrible takedown attempt by Salazar or perhaps it was just good defense by Miocic, which made it look bad.
Daniel Miocic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miller Salazar.
Miocic scores with a head kick. Salazar tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nice uppercut there from Miocic.
Miocic displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Salazar.
Salazar looks winded!
Salazar misses with a takedown
and Miocic counters with a series of strikes. Salazar will be more careful next time no doubt.
Miocic lands a head kick. Salazar smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Salazar shoots in looking for a takedown. Miocic tries to sprawl out of it but Salazar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Miocic manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #T3#
Miocic scores with a decent looking hook.
Miocic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Salazar closes this distance looking for a takedown but Miocic circles away.
Miocic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Miocic throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Miocic throws a head kick that Salazar semi-blocks.
Miocic throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Miocic lands with a kick to the temple. Salazar shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" #ROC#Salazar is rocked!
Miocic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Salazar is still on wobbly legs! Can Miocic finish him?
Miocic scores with a punch to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whack! Miocic lands a heavy head kick that drops Salazar. The ref tackles Miocic to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Salazar was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Daniel Miocic! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 13, 2021 |
#R1##CL#
Salazar tries to keep at a distance but Lee has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lee prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lee goes for a takedown in the clinch but Salazar prevents it.
Salazar stalling in the clinch but Lee improves position.
Salazar tries a knee to the head but Lee blocks it.
#BC#
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Salazar tries to clinch but fails miserably #TD#
and Lee counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Salazar working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#T1#
Lee won't allow Salazar to sweep him here.
Lee slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Salazar is looking to sweep but instead, Lee has passed into half guard.
Lee moves nicely into side control. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lee taking a breather here.
Lee cracks Salazar with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Lee controls the position.
Salazar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lee. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SU#
Lee decides to stand back up. Lee steps back and let's Salazar get back to his feet.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Salazar - that will leave a mark!
Nice body kick there by Salazar.#TD#
Salazar gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lee's corner is telling him to maintain position.#SU#
Lee gets to his feet - Salazar follows without any prompting. #T3##CL#
Lee clinches with his opponent.
Lee is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lee is trying to push Salazar away but Salazar has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lee is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A frustrated look appears on Lee's face as he tries to break the clinch. #TD#
Lee is trying to trip Salazar. He has hold of a leg but Salazar is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Lee persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Lee sitting in guard here, content to control.
Salazar trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Lee sitting in guard, not really doing much. #T4#
Lee preventing the sweep.
Lee slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lee slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brodie Lee dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2##TD#
Lee closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Salazar quickly recovers to half guard.
Salazar is trying to escape back to his feet but Lee uses the scramble to pass into side control.
#SUB#
Salazar wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Lee has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Salazar's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Salazar is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Lee!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Brodie Lee! |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1026 Round 1
Date: Dec 09, 2020 |
#R1#
Salazar looks for a takedown but Toguchi sprawls well.
Toguchi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Salazar. Salazar obviously looking to wear him down.
#TD2#
Toguchi drives through with a takedown into guard.
Salazar pushes Toguchi off and gets back to his feet.
Salazar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Salazar shoots in looking for a takedown but Toguchi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Salazar's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miller Salazar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Salazar.
Toguchi looks to score with a jab to the body but Salazar is just out of range.
A big left from Toguchi misses.
Salazar shoots in looking for a takedown. Toguchi tries to sprawl out of it but Salazar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Toguchi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Toguchi with the counter takedown but Salazar avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salazar tries for a takedown but Toguchi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.#T1#
Toguchi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Miller Salazar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salazar tries to clinch up but Toguchi circles away and keeps his distance.
Salazar looks to land a combination but Toguchi avoids it well.
Salazar misses with a double jab.
Salazar is breathing heavily.
Salazar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Salazar shoots in looking for a takedown. Toguchi tries to sprawl out of it but Salazar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Toguchi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Salazar ducks under a wild hook from Toguchi.#TD2#
Toguchi scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Toguchi lands some shots froms side control.
Salazar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Toguchi on the ground.#SUB2#
Toguchi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Salazar is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toguchi is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Salazar will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.#T2##SUB2#
Toguchi is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Salazar is trying to escape and Toguchi transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Salazar is forced to tap! Nice work there by Toguchi! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chozen Toguchi! |
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